Systematic evaluation of design choices for software development tools

作     者：Toleman, MA Welsh, J 

作者机构：Univ So Queensland Dept Math & Comp Toowoomba Qld 4350 Australia Univ Queensland Software Verificat Res Ctr Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia 

出 版 物：《SOFTWARE-CONCEPTS AND TOOLS》 

年 卷 期：1998年第19卷第3期

页      面：109-121页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0835[工学-软件工程] 0812[工学-计算机科学与技术（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：guideline review experimental studies predictive models software development tools language-based editors 

摘      要：Most design and evaluation of software tools is based on the intuition and experience of the designers. Software tool designers consider themselves typical users of the teals that they build and tend to subjectively evaluate their products rather than objectively evaluate them using established usability methods. This subjective approach is inadequate if the quality of software tools is to improve and the use of more systematic methods is advocated. This paper summarises a sequence of studies that show how user interface design choices for software development tools can be evaluated using established usability engineering techniques. The techniques used included guideline review, predictive modelling and experimental. studies with users.